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Islam in Chinese / Japanese...

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  1. Allah

  2. Allah / God of Islam

  3. Islam

  4. There is no god but Allah, and Muhammad is His Messenger

  5. Shii

  6. Shiite sect of Islam

  7. Sunni sect of Islam


 araa
Allah Scroll

Islam has not taken much of a hold in Japan, so they just use this phonetic version of the Arabic name for God.

I don't recommend アラー for a wall scroll.


Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

Allah / God of Islam

 zhēn zhǔ
Allah / God of Islam Scroll

真主 is how Chinese Muslims refer to God (it literally means “True Master”).

Oddly, in China, two different names for God have emerged. Even though Muslims, Christians, and Jews all worship the same God of Abraham.

In Arabic, the word Allah is just the Arabic way to say, God. Arab Christians pray to Allah, just like Arab Muslims. Somehow in China, the title of God diverged.

If you are curious, there are millions of Muslims throughout China but especially in the northwest portion of China known as Xinjiang. Here you will find descendants of Turkmen, Persian, Arab, and other ethnicities. Some are mixed with Han-Chinese blood; others appear to be pure Turkmen. Many have fair complexions, green eyes, and light hair but all are citizens of China. A visit to Xinjiang will shift your paradigm and blow away all of your stereotypes about what it means to be Chinese.

Islam

(phonetic version)

 yī sī lán jiào
Islam Scroll

伊斯蘭教 both means and sounds like “Islam” in Mandarin Chinese.

The first three characters sound like the word “Islam,” and the last character means “religion” or “teaching.” It's the most general term for “Islam” in China. The highest concentration of Muslims in China is Xinjiang (the vast region in northwest China that was called The East Turkistan Republic until 1949 and is sometimes called Chinese Turkistan, Uyghuristan). Here you will find Uygurs, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, and others that are descendants of Turkmen (possibly mixed with Persians and Arabs). Many of their ancestors were traders who traveled the silk road to buy and sell spices and silk and exchange other goods from the Orient and the Middle East.

I spent some time in Xinjiang and got to know this community. They are strong people who can endure much. They are friendly and love to have a good time. I was a stranger but was treated by villagers (near China's border with Afghanistan) as if I was a good friend.
However, I have heard that it's best not to cross them, as in this land, the law is the blade, and everything is “eye for an eye.” The Chinese government has little control in Xinjiang, with almost no police officers except in the capital of Urumqi (so it's a 60-hour roundtrip train ride to seek the aid of law enforcement in most cases).

While few seem devout, there are at least small mosques in every village. And you will never see a man or woman outside without a head covering.

It should be noted that these people are all citizens of China, but they are officially of the Caucasian race. A visit to Xinjiang will change your idea of what it means to be Chinese.

Islam

The religion of the Hui People

 huí jiào
 kai kyou
Islam Scroll

回教 means “Hui Religion” in Chinese.

It refers specifically to the Hui people (Huizu), who have typical Oriental looks but are Muslim (practice the religion of Islam). Hui people can be found throughout China, often establishing Muslim neighborhoods in many cities.

My Japanese dictionary lists this as the all-Kanji way to write Islam as well.

In Korean, the first character is used as a short name to say Muslim.

There is no god but Allah, and Muhammad is His Messenger

 wú yī shì zhǔ wéi yǒu ān lā mù hǎn mò dé shì ān lā de chāi shǐ
There is no god but Allah, and Muhammad is His Messenger Scroll

無一是主惟有安拉穆罕默德是安拉的差使 is one of the key creeds of Islam.

While perhaps more often seen in Arabic as
There is no god but Allah, and Muhammad is His Messenger
there are many native Chinese Muslims (especially the Hui ethnicity) that do not speak Arabic.

Instead, they use this Chinese phrase to express this idea or statement of faith.

Shii

Movement within Islam

 shí yè
Shii Scroll

什葉 is how Shii, a well-established movement within Islam, is written in Chinese.

Shiite sect of Islam

 shí yè pài
Shiite sect of Islam Scroll

什葉派 is the Chinese title for the Shiite sect of Islam.

Sunni sect of Islam

 xùn ní pài
Sunni sect of Islam Scroll

遜尼派 is the Chinese title for the Sunni sect of Islam.

I've noticed you are searching for "islam". If you are interested, I can have your favorite verse from the Qur'an translated into Chinese and written on a wall scroll for you. You can contact me siting the verse or verses you want.


The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title CharactersRomaji (Romanized Japanese)Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Allahアラーaraa / ara
Allah
God of Islam
真主zhēn zhǔ / zhen1 zhu3 / zhen zhu / zhenzhuchen chu / chenchu
Islam伊斯蘭教
伊斯兰教
yī sī lán jiào
yi1 si1 lan2 jiao4
yi si lan jiao
yisilanjiao
i ssu lan chiao
issulanchiao
Islam回教kai kyou / kaikyou / kai kyohuí jiào / hui2 jiao4 / hui jiao / huijiaohui chiao / huichiao
There is no god but Allah, and Muhammad is His Messenger無一是主惟有安拉穆罕默德是安拉的差使
无一是主惟有安拉穆罕默德是安拉的差使
wú yī shì zhǔ wéi yǒu ān lā mù hǎn mò dé shì ān lā de chāi shǐ
wu2 yi1 shi4 zhu3 wei2 you3 an1 la1 mu4 han3 mo4 de2 shi4 an1 la1 de chai1 shi3
wu yi shi zhu wei you an la mu han mo de shi an la de chai shi
wu i shih chu wei yu an la mu han mo te shih an la te ch`ai shih
wu i shih chu wei yu an la mu han mo te shih an la te chai shih
Shii什葉
什叶
shí yè / shi2 ye4 / shi ye / shiyeshih yeh / shihyeh
Shiite sect of Islam什葉派
什叶派
shí yè pài
shi2 ye4 pai4
shi ye pai
shiyepai
shih yeh p`ai
shihyehpai
shih yeh pai
Sunni sect of Islam遜尼派
逊尼派
xùn ní pài
xun4 ni2 pai4
xun ni pai
xunnipai
hsün ni p`ai
hsünnipai
hsün ni pai
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line.
In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese.


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A professional Chinese Calligrapher

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Instead of drawing characters by hand, the new generation in China merely type roman letters into their computer keyboards and pick the character that they want from a list that pops up.

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